It's week two of the feng shui work group and we're getting into the good stuff. This week included a fiery and long winded talk about where responsibility lies when taking care of or making changes to a space. We all threw out frustrating examples of housemates who were living in ways that differed from our expectations. It was so easy to jump into the blame game! And it felt pretty good to get it all out. But we could have continued for hours on that track and gotten no where!

It went something like this ... he thinks she should do it ... she thinks he should do it. Or, he wants to do it this way and she thinks it should happen that way. No one agrees so in the end everyone gives up ownership and things stay just the way they are ... STUCK! It's a stand off where no one budges and as a result nothing gets done. Frustration permeates the personal relationship and the space. Instead of changing things and moving forward everyone points a finger and stands their ground. So here's the real issue ... Do you want to be right??? Or do you want things to be different????

Here's a personal example: I love color. My husband could care less about what color paint is on the wall or whether there's any paint at all! For four years there was no paint on the walls because I waited for him to agree on a color and start to paint. I was unhappy ... he was clueless! So after much ado I finally took ownership of what I ALONE wanted. I stopped holding him responsible and started doing it myself. I chose a color, bought the paint and started painted. Two days later there was color on the walls! (For the record, once I started, he jumped on board and helped finish the job!) I'm happy, he's happy. The space has shifted and we've shifted to a better place in our relationship.

So the awareness here is this ... the stand off is just a way to keep things stuck. Sometimes it's scary to move forward. Sometimes its scary to take ownership. Sometimes its a pain to do things you wish someone else would do. So maybe you're not ready to take ownership of everything but choose something that's keeping you and your space stuck and take charge of it. As much as we hate to admit it, the solution is often staring at us right in the mirror! As a friend of mine reminds me, "Be the CEO of your life!" You'll feel better and forward motion will have begun in your space and your family relationships.

I love Feng Shui because it's so empowering. Often people are surprised to find out that Feng Shui is not just about making your space pretty, its about making your life easier and better! If you're feeling stuck in some area of your life, look around and move something in your space! It can be that simple and things start flowing for you again. It's a fast and easy way to jump start your life! If you've been stuck or dealing with the same issues for a while you might not even know where to begin or what to move to get things flowing! That's where I come in!

Time and again I find that when people are stuck they just simply CAN'T SEE the solution for themselves. They can clearly see the problem but just can't see past it to find a a way out or around it! One of the most powerful things about working with a Feng Shui Consultant is having a second set of eyes to see things in a new way. (Even I have someone that I call when I get stuck ... Because I just know that I'm blind when it comes to my own stuff!)The second most powerful thing is getting help in creating a step by step action plan to shift the situation for the better! (Sometimes we know what to do but need support and guidance along the way!)

One of my goals as a Feng Shui professional is to make it accessible and usable for anyone. Creating a Feng Shui Work Group is one of the ways I can help make Feng Shui accessible and affordable for people to learn and apply in their space/life. If you'd like to learn about how to apply feng shui to your space and create amazing results in your life then a Work Group is a very powerful (and fun!) way to do it!

The next Five Week "Jump Start Your Life" with Feng Shui Work Group starts this Monday and there's still time to join in the fun. Don't miss your chance!

In this work group you'll learn about what Feng Shui is and why it works! Each week we'll discuss a different Feng Shui/life topic like Wealth, Relationships, Fulfilling Work, Health and more. Working with pictures and floor plans of your home we'll create an action plan of simple Feng Shui adjustments you can make in your life/space to enhance and support each of these life areas.

This Work Group is a powerful combination of Feng Shui and Coaching that has amazing results! I hope you'll join me for the next 5 Mondays and create an empowering shift in your life!

Registration Details:General: Register and pay in full by September 16 for only $120Payment Plan: Pay $40 now to reserve your spot and then spread out the rest over the course of the class. Register HERE.

We moved into this house four and a half years ago. It's a great home, on a great property with a great landlord. Yes ... we rent our current home! We didn't expect to be here for this long ... but after two cross country moves (3 for me!) and a baby on the way, it's where we landed ... and stayed ... until one year turned into nearly five!

Regardless of how comfy we are, WE KNOW we'll be moving again, even if it's just down the road. That thought is always in the back of my mind and it impacts how I/we live quite a bit. When I look into a room, I don't just see the stuff in there, I see how many boxes we'll need to pack it all up. And every few months I find myself NEEDING to purge, just in case a great opportunity comes along and we find ourselves with 30 days notice to pack it all in and move. This is one of those weeks! I'm suddenly rustling through cabinet and closets and asking myself, "would we take this with us?"The end result is that if I don't need it THERE, then why keep it at all? And into the donate pile it goes ....

Maybe you're not planning on a move anytime in the near future ... but just for a moment pretend that you're about to move. Look around for a bit and notice what you would take with you and what you would not want to deal with packing/moving! Make it juicier and pretend you've only got two weeks to relocate ... does your packing list get smaller? Now imagine the truck has limited square footage! Pare down that list again ... (it's just a game, right)! Anyway, I bet you'll notice some surprises. I'd love to hear what about what you discover that you could leave behind and what you couldn't possible part with! Drop a note in the comments below.

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Kerri is the founder of Feng Shui Pathways (formerly Holistic Living Resources). Using a combination of tools including Feng Shui, Aromatherapy, Coaching, Organizing and Space Clearing she works with clients to create spaces that are comfortable, functional, supportive and inspiring. Kerri offers workshops and is available for speaking engagements on the topic of Feng Shui.